Paul McCloskey turns down the chance to face Amir Khan

Paul McCloskey apparently is out as a possible opponent for Amir Khan on April 16 in Manchester, England, according to the Belfast (Northern Ireland) Telegraph.

McCloskey rejected what he and his handlers considered a low-ball offer from Khan. The 140-pound titleholder from Bolton also couldn’t come to terms with his first choice, Lamont Peterson.

“The offer was a joke,” Hearn told the newspaper. “There’s no way I’m letting Paul fight for peanuts. They made the offer, I rejected it and as far as I can see the fight is dead. We’ll certainly not be going back to them to negotiate. If they were to come back with a proper offer then of course we would listen but as I expected they wanted to get Paul on the cheap. …

“Frankly, I don’t know who Khan is going to get to fight for the money he was offering Paul. Certainly Victor Ortiz wouldn’t and I don’t think any quality fighter would allow themselves to box for the money Paul was offered.”

Meanwhile, Khan’s representatives say prospective opponents are trying to use him as a “cash cow.”

“There are several opponents under discussion for Amir’s mandatory defense but they need to get realistic and not treat him like a cash cow,” Asif Ali, Khan’s business manager, told Telegraph Sport.

Added Shah Khan, the fighter’s father: “They get the chance of fighting Amir, and seem to think they can add a couple of noughts on the purse. I don’t know where they get the notion from that we are awash with money for his fights. McCloskey still holds on to his European title, win or lose, yet he has the chance to make his name if he can beat Amir. The same thing happened a couple of years ago with Jon Thaxton, and the fight never happened. Thaxton has since retired and never got the opportunity.”

So where will Khan turn now?

He could try to get Peterson or McCloskey back to the negotiating table or pursue someone else. John Murray of Manchester has been mentioned as a possibility. And there’s always Breidis Prescott, the only man to beat Khan. Prescott reportedly has been pushing for a second fight.

http://www.ringtv.com/blog/2700/khan_still_seeking_opponent/

Dumb move, nobody outside British Boxing fans know who Paul is and he had the chance to fight for a title live on tv.

John Murray is the name being thrown around now...

Just make Prescott rematch already

gomez1012 wrote:John Murray is the name being thrown around now...

Just make Prescott rematch already

Hard to believe 200k is considered peanuts in todays society.

Ali wrote:Hard to believe 200k is considered peanuts in todays society.

I dont think thats it

His opponents have a general idea that Khan is getting paid around 1 million so they just want a bigger piece of the pie

I agree that they should be jumping at the chance to take the fight

You know like that one guy ...

gomez1012 wrote:

Ali wrote:Hard to believe 200k is considered peanuts in todays society.

I dont think thats it

His opponents have a general idea that Khan is getting paid around 1 million so they just want a bigger piece of the pie

I agree that they should be jumping at the chance to take the fight

You know like that one guy ...

I could understand someone like Judah or Ortiz kicking up a fuss, but McCloskey should have been thanking his lucky stars Khan was even willing to share the same ring as him. Peterson was silly too but I can understand him not wanting to travel for a small amount.

All of them should of just accept, especially Peterson coming off a loss IMO isnt get an offer like that anytime soon

Who said it was $200,000?

Ali wrote:

gomez1012 wrote:John Murray is the name being thrown around now...

Just make Prescott rematch already

Hard to believe 200k is considered peanuts in todays society.

well for how much is on the table it is. Khan is scheduled to always make over a Million for each fight and his opponents are to get 5X less is complete BS. Maidana was having the same problems when negotiating with a Mere Con. Judah, Peterson, and now McCloskey... it easy to say Khan is low balling everyone.

flapanther2001 wrote:Who said it was $200,000?

It was reported that was the amount Lamont Peterson turned down

gomez1012 wrote:

flapanther2001 wrote:Who said it was $200,000?

It was reported that was the amount Lamont Peterson turned down

Oh..OK....I hadn't read anywhere how much they offered McCluskey. Still, if he wants to be famous he should take the fight. It's almost as if he is conceding defeat and thinks it's too little to get beat up for.

flapanther2001 wrote:Oh..OK....I hadn't read anywhere how much they offered McCluskey. Still, if he wants to be famous he should take the fight. It's almost as if he is conceding defeat and thinks it's too little to get beat up for.

lol pretty much

gomez1012 wrote:

flapanther2001 wrote:Oh..OK....I hadn't read anywhere how much they offered McCluskey. Still, if he wants to be famous he should take the fight. It's almost as if he is conceding defeat and thinks it's too little to get beat up for.

lol pretty much

Well he is a Euro fighter (Khan at least went across seas to get better)

Diego408 wrote:

gomez1012 wrote:

flapanther2001 wrote:Oh..OK....I hadn't read anywhere how much they offered McCluskey. Still, if he wants to be famous he should take the fight. It's almost as if he is conceding defeat and thinks it's too little to get beat up for.

lol pretty much

Well he is a Euro fighter (Khan at least went across seas to get better)

i thought Irish fighters were meant to be badasses. anyway, go fuck yourself you little prick

Diego408 wrote:

Ali wrote:

gomez1012 wrote:John Murray is the name being thrown around now...

Just make Prescott rematch already

Hard to believe 200k is considered peanuts in todays society.

well for how much is on the table it is. Khan is scheduled to always make over a Million for each fight and his opponents are to get 5X less is complete BS. Maidana was having the same problems when negotiating with a Mere Con. Judah, Peterson, and now McCloskey... it easy to say Khan is low balling everyone.

Yeah but what makes McCloskey and Peterson entitled to demand more ? they've done nothing inside the ring to warrant a payday, and neither guy sells any seats.

dbudge wrote:

Diego408 wrote:

gomez1012 wrote:

flapanther2001 wrote:Oh..OK....I hadn't read anywhere how much they offered McCluskey. Still, if he wants to be famous he should take the fight. It's almost as if he is conceding defeat and thinks it's too little to get beat up for.

lol pretty much

Well he is a Euro fighter (Khan at least went across seas to get better)

i thought Irish fighters were meant to be badasses. anyway, go fuck yourself you little prick

lol did that joke really bother you?hahaha comon man dont no need to get ass hurt now.

Diego408 wrote:

dbudge wrote:

Diego408 wrote:

gomez1012 wrote:

flapanther2001 wrote:Oh..OK....I hadn't read anywhere how much they offered McCluskey. Still, if he wants to be famous he should take the fight. It's almost as if he is conceding defeat and thinks it's too little to get beat up for.

lol pretty much

Well he is a Euro fighter (Khan at least went across seas to get better)

i thought Irish fighters were meant to be badasses. anyway, go fuck yourself you little prick

lol did that joke really bother you?hahaha comon man dont no need to get ass hurt now.

dbudge has mood swings because he's got an excessive amount of estrogen building up in his moobs.

It's probably somewhere in the middle. Khan's low-balling people while their trying to milk him. The thing is that when you're in the position of power you dictate the terms. If you beat Khan, you'll get paid more down the line than if you never fight him. It comes down to guys either being afraid of losing or having big enough egos that there delusional to the situation.

For his part, Khan should be willing to negotiate. He hasn't accomplished enough to act like Mayweather and even if he did...everyone hates Mayweather. Something should be learned from that.